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Department of Central Eurasian Studies

Minor in Central Eurasian Studies with Language Certification

Students on Summer 2023, Fall 2023, or Spring 2024 requirements CEUSLNGMIN

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Language Electives. Six (6) credit hours:
    • CEUS-T 201 Intermediate Finnish I
    • CEUS-T 202 Intermediate Finnish II
    • CEUS-T 203 Intermediate Estonian I
    • CEUS-T 204 Intermediate Estonian II
    • CEUS-T 211 Intermediate Uzbek I
    • CEUS-T 212 Intermediate Uzbek II
    • CEUS-T 231 Intermediate Uyghur I
    • CEUS-T 232 Intermediate Uyghur II
    • CEUS-T 241 Intermediate Hungarian I
    • CEUS-T 242 Intermediate Hungarian II
    • CEUS-T 251 Intermediate Persian I
    • CEUS-T 252 Intermediate Persian II
    • CEUS-T 261 Intermediate Mongolian I
    • CEUS-T 262 Intermediate Mongolian II
    • CEUS-T 271 Intermediate Tibetan I
    • CEUS-T 272 Intermediate Tibetan II
    • CEUS-T 281 Intermediate Turkish I
    • CEUS-T 282 Intermediate Turkish II
  2. Non-Language Electives. Six (6) credit hours:
    • Any CEUS-C 100–499
    • Any CEUS-R 100–499
    • Any CEUS-X 100–499
  3. Electives. Additional credit hours, as needed, to fulfill remaining requirements:
    • Additional courses from the Language Electives list
    • Additional courses from the Non-Language Electives list
  4. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
    3. Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Minor Area Courses
  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Central Eurasian Studies (CEUSBA1)
  • Minor in Central Eurasian Studies (CEUSMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.